Gaelic epithet for Skye’s houses of the weir
Stenscholl crofters select Gaelic name for long-awaited housing development as new health building takes shape.
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Lochaber
Record entries for Gaelic short film competition
The ceremony will be filmed in Stornoway this year and presented by Fiona Mackenzie and Niall Iain MacDonald.
News
Call for extra funding to boost affordable housing
Community Land Scotland are encouraging people, inparticular young families, to return to their local areas and are asking the Scottish Government to extend their Rural and Islands Housing Fund to help them do this.
Lochaber
Name sought for new Skye housing development
A crowdfunding campaign raised more than £7,0000, with the acclaimed Gaelic singer Alasdair Gillies personally donating £3,000.
Lochaber
Work starts on Staffin construction project
Donald MacDonald, a founding member of SCT, was delighted at works
starting, but said it was extremely frustrating it had taken six years to build only six houses.
News
Site purchased for long awaited Staffin housing development
A 2014 housing needs report on Staffin identified the need for new homes to retain and attract families and young people.
Lochaber
Gaelic singing legend Alasdair Gillies donates £3k to Staffin trust appeal
Singer has thrown his weight behind a Skye community’s efforts to build affordable homes and a health centre.
Outdoors
Dinosaur sites on Skye given official protection
The key aim of a Nature Conservation Order is to prevent rare vertebrate fossils from being damaged.
Lochaber
Coach drivers and office staff join forces to repair historic Skye path
Staff from Rabbie’s Trail Burners have teamed up with Staffin Community Trust (SCT) up to carry out significant repairs to key local footpaths.